TILT – Therapeutic Innovations in Light of Technology
our customary morning walk, down the hill and to Kootenay Lake Park. We chat as we walk along the lake shore, watching the everpresent Canada geese, or the cute little black coots paddling in groups. Part of each walk is held in silent meditation, and my mind rushes around to different problems and worries, and I watch that happening, letting go, letting go. Then we sing a morning song in German, in the tradition of our ancestors, walk up the hill back to the house, have a shower and breakfast— and I resume e-counselling. Another reply and it’s coffee time. After that break, still another reply or sometimes two, making three or four for the day, and that will be all. In the afternoon I have face-to-face clients, or I go to pick up my granddaughter—she’s in Grade One—at her school, and come home and play stuffies or dolls with her. The days are full. A bit of TV or reading in the evening, and then my wife and I do our gratitude practice—naming three things for which we’re thankful that day—and it’s off to bed. Often, I speak of my gratitude for the privilege of e-counselling, being able to practice this challenging, deeply rewarding science.
About the authoR Ralph Friesen is an online counsellor with Shepell•fgi, based in Nelson, BC.
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